The three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilization still in place today: an extraordinarily challenging geography and environment; formidable...

Art historian and critic Steven Henry Madoff offers a contemporary reframing of modernist art and the way it presages installation and performance art For more than a century, European modernist art has been written about as a profound expression of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Brenda Wineapple’s wonderful account of the Scopes trial sheds light not only on the battles of the past but on the struggles of the present.”—Jon Meacham“History at its most delicious.”—The New York Times Book Review (front page...

In this “bold and imaginative” (Tananarive Due) “truly powerful and riveting story” (Booklist) set in a world where white people no longer exist, college professor Charlie Brunton receives a call from his estranged daughter Sidney, setting off a chain of...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes a wickedly delicious new series where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where falling in love can be a killer.Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever.You can hide in...

This searing historical fiction immerses us in the brutal early days of the 19th-century French colonization of Algeria. The highly anticipated English-language debut of a prize-winning author who tackles the taboo of France’s colonial past.In search of...

The dynamic couple behind @BenGingi share their favorite mix-and-match-ready recipes for effortless everyday dining and easy hostingFrom a serendipitous meeting on a street corner in a tiny town in the Italian Alps to their food studio at the heart of...

Both a love letter and a window into the rural places that have shaped many, In a Distant Valley sets the stage for a final act to play out across a deep winter in snowy Maine. For a while, Rose Douglas believed life had given her a break. She was...

One of David Wojnarowicz's few incursions into photography is a testimony of urban, social and political change in New York in the late 1970sIn 1978 and 1979, David Wojnarowicz took a series of photographs of a man wearing a paper mask bearing the visage...

To explore the Tarot is to explore ourselves, to be reminded of the universality of our longing for meaning, for purpose and for a connection to the divine. This 600-year-old tradition reflects not only a history of seekers, but our journey of artistic...

From the author of Witches, a gripping, kaleidoscopic tale of two women in 1940s Mexico—one whose daughter has just been kidnapped and another who has just adopted a little girlWhen the kidnapping of a little girl shocks the Mexican capital, the lives of...

From the bestselling author of the Japanese sensation The Full Moon Coffee Shop, this charming and heartfelt novel showcases the magic of Christmas as lost souls find themselves—with a little help from an enchanted café run by cats.Welcome back to the...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Slow Horses and soon to be an Original Series from Apple TV+ starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson.Diamond Dagger winner Mick Herron's debut novel introduces Sarah Tucker, whose search for a missing child...

A book depicting the intimate complicity between attention and identity. . . “You are what you pay attention to.”Seeking Attention presents thirty insightful “portraits” of contemporary life—from “The Hypochondriac” to “The Self-Driving Car”—charting a...

Explore and understand the key ideas and movements in anthropology--the study of human societies and cultures and how they work. What does it mean to be human? Why do we have rituals? How do family structures differ around the world, and why? The...

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WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREAnnie Ernaux’s profound investigation into the life of her mysterious older sister, who died at six, two years before Annie was born.In the summer of 1950, when Annie Ernaux is ten, she inadvertently learns she...

"Belles Never Tell... It's 1951 at the secluded Bellerton College, and Deena Williams is doing her best to blend in with her wealthy and perfectly groomed peers. Infamous for its strict rules and illustrious prestige, attending Bellerton could be a...

“A must-read for today’s politics” (San Francisco Chronicle), the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on America’s class problem are collected in one...

A revelatory examination of why you’re feeling so worn out—and practical daily strategies to change your relationship with your devices.Unplugging is not a long-term solution for the stress caused by technology. If you want to keep your job, participate...